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we are on the edge of an obama cliff. before president obama bought a gun owners mattered, he was for a hand on -- handgun ban, semiautomatic ban. he wants to raise the excise tax that he would pay on firearms and ammunition by 500%. that is $350 federal tax on a $500 rifle. he was for eliminated all right to carry permits in all 41 states. he was one of only nine illinois legislators to vote to jail a homeowner that in the middle of the night use a firearm against a criminal with a rap sheet as long as your arm. he voted to prosecute the criminal. you talk about lack of common sense. i do not know how you have any better example than that. he voted on a vote that if he succeeded would put every american firearms company out of business with hundreds of thousands of jobs and less -- left our personal and military security depended on the chinese, russians, chinese, and italians. talking about a lousy plan for america. that is it. we are at the obama clip. we have only seen the tip of the icebergs out of what is in store i
we are on the edge of an obama cliff. before president obama bought a gun owners mattered, he was for a hand on -- handgun ban, semiautomatic ban. he wants to raise the excise tax that he would pay on firearms and ammunition by 500%. that is $350 federal tax on a $500 rifle. he was for eliminated all right to carry permits in all 41 states. he was one of only nine illinois legislators to vote to jail a homeowner that in the middle of the night use a firearm against a criminal with a rap sheet...
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we really are on the edge of an obama cliff. before president obama thought the gun owners matter, he was for a handgun ban, semiautomatic ban, he was for banning single shot, side-by-side shotguns. he wanted to raise the excise tax that you would pay on firearms and ammunition by 500%. and that is $350 federal tax on a $500 rifle. he was for eliminating all rights to carry permits and all 41 states and was one of nine illinois legislators to vote to jail a homeowner that in the middle of the knife used a firearm against a criminal with a rap sheet as long as your arm. -- the middle of the night use a firearm against a criminal with a rap sheet as long as your arm. and he voted on a vote that it succeeded would have put every firearm company out of business with hundreds of thousands of jobs and what have left our personal security and our military security dependent upon the chinese, the russians, the french, the germans, and the italians. if you talk about allows a plan for america, that is it. -- a lousy plan for america, tha
we really are on the edge of an obama cliff. before president obama thought the gun owners matter, he was for a handgun ban, semiautomatic ban, he was for banning single shot, side-by-side shotguns. he wanted to raise the excise tax that you would pay on firearms and ammunition by 500%. and that is $350 federal tax on a $500 rifle. he was for eliminating all rights to carry permits and all 41 states and was one of nine illinois legislators to vote to jail a homeowner that in the middle of the...
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peaking over each tother] ♪ >> dear president obama, we are approaching the fiscal cliff. government spending is a part of the problem. we need a solution. help us, please. the average american family earns about $45,000 per year. the federal government earns about $2.5 trillion per year. both have to budget to avoid it. american families spend $47,000 per year. only four percent of their spending is not justified by their budget. the government spends about $3.5 trillion per year. one third of their spending is not justified by their but idge. >> i level of concern about the federal debt is high. >> the nations that is the most significant problem. >> when you have a total national government debt that is the size of the national economy, you have a problem. our debt exceeds the size of the economy. it is over $16 trillion of gdp. of the problem is what has happened over the last several years with the recession. the recession led to declines in tax revenues. congress introduced tax cuts that caused the deficit to grow and we had federal government spending -- the newest
peaking over each tother] ♪ >> dear president obama, we are approaching the fiscal cliff. government spending is a part of the problem. we need a solution. help us, please. the average american family earns about $45,000 per year. the federal government earns about $2.5 trillion per year. both have to budget to avoid it. american families spend $47,000 per year. only four percent of their spending is not justified by their budget. the government spends about $3.5 trillion per year. one...
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fiscal cliff compromise. president obama had made concessions, some that our side is not that crazy about. in the blink of an eye, the house majority decided to walk away in 51 seconds and introduce this political hoax that is before us today. mr. speaker, don't anybody be fooled. the american people can see through this. they know a compromise means we must meet in the middle. unfortunately, the majority seems to think if they pass extreme legislation and run for the hills, the rest of us will be forced to give in. we have seen similar antics from the majority throughout the 112 congress. withholding the full faith and credit of this country for the first time in history losing our credit rating, to voting 33 times to repeal health care reform. the majority has continually advance a cynical and partisan agenda at the expense of our nation's welfare. given this, it is no surprise that the approval rating for congress is at an all-time low. historians have said it is the least productive congress in our histor
fiscal cliff compromise. president obama had made concessions, some that our side is not that crazy about. in the blink of an eye, the house majority decided to walk away in 51 seconds and introduce this political hoax that is before us today. mr. speaker, don't anybody be fooled. the american people can see through this. they know a compromise means we must meet in the middle. unfortunately, the majority seems to think if they pass extreme legislation and run for the hills, the rest of us will...
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, the obama fiscal cliff stalks. every one of them went nowhere. had we done it at that time, it would have made sense. have we done what the senator wanted to do with his people -- there are things in there i would not have agreed upon but that might not us at a better position today. all i would say is -- this will be my final question. what happens if and when this commission if it were -- a working group, excuse me, if is working group fails and the next cr and debt ceiling increase needs to be passed? what happens then? >> i thank the gentleman for his question. the answer is that i believe what we are trying to do is come up with an idea to empower members as opposed to leadership that we have been doing. i think our leaders have been unable to do that. i appreciate the job of and for his thoughtful questions and his answers. i would say, this is another opportunity and we are going to keep hoping that -- >> i thank the gentleman. i borrow my time back just to say. i don't need other members to tell me how to d
, the obama fiscal cliff stalks. every one of them went nowhere. had we done it at that time, it would have made sense. have we done what the senator wanted to do with his people -- there are things in there i would not have agreed upon but that might not us at a better position today. all i would say is -- this will be my final question. what happens if and when this commission if it were -- a working group, excuse me, if is working group fails and the next cr and debt ceiling increase needs...
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. >> coming up, and look at the so-called fiscal cliff. weekly addresses from president obama and with republican senator roy blunt. >> hi, . i have been working to come together around a plant to grow the economy and shrink our efforts -- deficit. it is a balanced plan, one that would cut spending in a responsible way and ask the wealthiest americans to pay a little more. i will keep working with anybody serious about getting a comprehensive plan like this done because it is the right thing to do for our economic growth. we are not at the point where in a couple of days, the losses at the americans' tax rates are going up. the americans paycheck will get a lot smaller. that would be the wrong thing to do for our economy. it would hurt middle-class families and it would hurt the businesses that depend on your spending. and congress can prevent it from happening, if they act now. leaders in congress are working on a way to prevent this tax hike on the middle class and i believe we may be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses
. >> coming up, and look at the so-called fiscal cliff. weekly addresses from president obama and with republican senator roy blunt. >> hi, . i have been working to come together around a plant to grow the economy and shrink our efforts -- deficit. it is a balanced plan, one that would cut spending in a responsible way and ask the wealthiest americans to pay a little more. i will keep working with anybody serious about getting a comprehensive plan like this done because it is the...
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sadly, just days ago, it appeared president obama and speaker boehner were close to a fiscal cliff compromise. president obama made concessions. some that our side is not crazy about. the house of the majority started walking away announcing what they will do in a take-it- or-leave-it manner and introduced a political hopes for us today. do not anybody be fooled. the american people know better and see through this. they know a compromise means that we must meet in the middle. the majority continues to think if they pass extreme legislation and then run for the hills, the rest of us will be forced to give in. we have seen similar antics for the majority. holding the credit of this nation for the first time in history hostage and losing our credit rating, to voting 33 times to repeal health care reforms. the majority has continually advanced cynical and partisan agenda at the expense of our nation's welfare. given this, it is no surprise the approval rating for congress is at an all-time low. historians have said it is the least productive congress in our history. in the election just last mon
sadly, just days ago, it appeared president obama and speaker boehner were close to a fiscal cliff compromise. president obama made concessions. some that our side is not crazy about. the house of the majority started walking away announcing what they will do in a take-it- or-leave-it manner and introduced a political hopes for us today. do not anybody be fooled. the american people know better and see through this. they know a compromise means that we must meet in the middle. the majority...
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as congress returns to work today on legislation to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, president obama is working to enlist outside support for higher-income individuals paying more in taxes. the president hosting labor leaders at the white house today and tomorrow will meet with executives from from of the biggest companies, ge ceo and honeywell's ceo. he is being investigated in the sex scandal involving ex cia director david petraeus. is mr. is allegedly sent britney emails to a betrays brenda in florida and general allen is now accused of an appropriate communications with the woman in florida. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. watching "booktv." i like c-span providing end to end coverage without the editing and sound bites. unless we make up my own mind about what's going on. it's a great way to get an unfiltered view of the day's events. >> he watches c-span on comcast. c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979 and brought to you as a public service by your public television provider. host: hist we are back with -- we are back with benjamin pauke
as congress returns to work today on legislation to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, president obama is working to enlist outside support for higher-income individuals paying more in taxes. the president hosting labor leaders at the white house today and tomorrow will meet with executives from from of the biggest companies, ge ceo and honeywell's ceo. he is being investigated in the sex scandal involving ex cia director david petraeus. is mr. is allegedly sent britney emails to a betrays...
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bank lending was frozen and we were at the risk of falling off an economic cliff not seen for over 100 years in america. the economic crisis, president obama and this congress inherited was years in the making, years of lax oversight coming years of irresponsible behavior at the highest level, years of problems that
bank lending was frozen and we were at the risk of falling off an economic cliff not seen for over 100 years in america. the economic crisis, president obama and this congress inherited was years in the making, years of lax oversight coming years of irresponsible behavior at the highest level, years of problems that
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obama is trying to put them together. the same way the guy who does three card monte. >> what i hear is one of them will be sailing off january 1. and at that point, doctors quit accepting medicare because they get 30% less, i believe the number is, payroll taxes go up, which sort of weeks all the people up, the 90% that never heard of sequester. i am having a very difficult time visualizing what february looks like when the press gets ahold of this, and then all of a sudden we also have the debt limit. i just can't see what we're going to do -- >> the debt limit is an additional tool to explain to obama that he is not the king, ok, and like henry the eighth, you have to go to parliament for money. he might want to nationalize the monasteries, but i did not begin to get as much these days as a good backbend with that approach. you've got to go to parliament, you've got to go to congress for resources, for a debt ceiling and for all of these things. look, it will dawn on him that he is not the king, not the duke. he is one
obama is trying to put them together. the same way the guy who does three card monte. >> what i hear is one of them will be sailing off january 1. and at that point, doctors quit accepting medicare because they get 30% less, i believe the number is, payroll taxes go up, which sort of weeks all the people up, the 90% that never heard of sequester. i am having a very difficult time visualizing what february looks like when the press gets ahold of this, and then all of a sudden we also have...
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first, on the fiscal cliff, obama keeps this class warfare going with his 98% and 2%. what i would like to say is the two% probably use fewer government services than anybody else, whereas the nine disparate 90% probably use most of the government services. why should the to% who don't use the services paid for the 95% who do? on the arms control thing, i would like to point out that the nra and those opposed to the nra never bring up the point of the second amendment. when it was written, there was no such thing as an automatic or even a semi-automatic weapon. the law has to be brought up-to- date. i would like to hear you answer to both of those problems. thank you. guest: charles, i appreciate those questions. guns and weapons of choice have changed throughout the years and our laws have changed as well. the state of connecticut had the type of gun laws that have been proposed and they did not work. at the end of the day, is an individual person's problem. changing laws does not necessarily change hearts. it's a cultural problem as well. that's why i don't think we
first, on the fiscal cliff, obama keeps this class warfare going with his 98% and 2%. what i would like to say is the two% probably use fewer government services than anybody else, whereas the nine disparate 90% probably use most of the government services. why should the to% who don't use the services paid for the 95% who do? on the arms control thing, i would like to point out that the nra and those opposed to the nra never bring up the point of the second amendment. when it was written,...
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president obama talked about the so-called fiscal cliff and his proposal to end of the bush tax cuts on those earning more than two and a $50,000. ed -- more than $250,000. ["hail to the chief" plays] please have a seat. have a seat. relax for a second. it is good to see all of you. hello. it is good to be back in pennsylvania. it is good to be right here. i want to thank michael, robert, and the investor, joel glickman for hosting me today and giving me a great tour. stand up so everybody can see you, guys. [cheers and applause] there you go. we have a couple of outstanding members of congress here. [cheers and applause] now, i just finished getting a tour of the workshop. i have to say it makes me wish that joel invented this stuff sooner when i was a kid. back then, you couldn't build a roller coaster out of your erector set. i got a chance to meet some of the folks who have been working around the clock to keep up with the christmas rush. that is a good thing. these guys are santa's extra elves. they manufacture almost 3000 pieces every minute. every box that ends up on store she
president obama talked about the so-called fiscal cliff and his proposal to end of the bush tax cuts on those earning more than two and a $50,000. ed -- more than $250,000. ["hail to the chief" plays] please have a seat. have a seat. relax for a second. it is good to see all of you. hello. it is good to be back in pennsylvania. it is good to be right here. i want to thank michael, robert, and the investor, joel glickman for hosting me today and giving me a great tour. stand up so...
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first off, on the fiscal cliff, obama keeps this class warfare going with his 98% and 2%. and what i'd like to say is the 2% probably used fewer of the government service than anybody else whereas the 98%, probably 90% used most of the government services. so my question on that subject is, why should the 2% who don't use the service pay for the 95% who do? now on the arms control thing, i'd like to point out, both the n.r.a. and those opposed to the n.r.a. never bring up the point of the second amendment that when it was written there was no such thing as an automatic or even semi-automatic weapon. these were all blocks, for god's sake. the law has to be brought up to date. so i'd like to hear your answer to both of those problems. i'll take it off the air. thank you. guest: charles, i appreciate those questions and certainly our guns and weapons of choice have changed throughout the years and our laws have changed as well. it's my understanding the state of connecticut had the type of gun laws that have been proposed and they didn't work. at the end of the day it's an in
first off, on the fiscal cliff, obama keeps this class warfare going with his 98% and 2%. and what i'd like to say is the 2% probably used fewer of the government service than anybody else whereas the 98%, probably 90% used most of the government services. so my question on that subject is, why should the 2% who don't use the service pay for the 95% who do? now on the arms control thing, i'd like to point out, both the n.r.a. and those opposed to the n.r.a. never bring up the point of the...
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caller: obama. host: what makes him your hero? caller: we were on a major slide when he came into office. he save the automobile and got osama bin laden. he did everything even though the gop did nothing but filibuster. every proposal he has made. the economy is still growing even though everything that has been put against him. host: are there other heroes you look to beside the president? caller: this year i believe he should be the star for what he has gone up against. he was trying to do a reasonable -- get a compromise and the gop was saying their way or nothing . it is costing the nation. host: thank you very much. this comes from twitter. host: i next call is on the independent line. good morning. caller: the bartender that took the videotape of mr. romney talking about the 47%. he showed an insight into the candidate. host: why is he a hero? caller: he had the courage to share with others. host: anybody else in congress or in texas? caller: i thought that mr. paul was a class act. host: that was tom from texas. tell us abo
caller: obama. host: what makes him your hero? caller: we were on a major slide when he came into office. he save the automobile and got osama bin laden. he did everything even though the gop did nothing but filibuster. every proposal he has made. the economy is still growing even though everything that has been put against him. host: are there other heroes you look to beside the president? caller: this year i believe he should be the star for what he has gone up against. he was trying to do a...
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so- called fiscal cliff and whether president obama and mitt romney can help reduce the debt. at homeland security today, washington correspondent mickey mcarter talks about the transportation security administration. >> back from summer recess, david cameron answered questions mostly about the british economy from the opposition leaders and members of the house of commons. the prime minister also took questions on his decision to reshuffle his cabinet, specifically in the appointment of jeremy hunt as the new health secretary. several calls were made to pressure mr. hunt to step down over his relationship with rupert murdoch. >> in july 2011, the dwp introduced a new contract. a year later, more than 2000 apprentices have been created at no cost to the government. is the minister aware that if he rolls this out, it will create thousands and thousands of new apprentices? >> my friend makes a good and valid point. this government has a good record. it encourages departments to take an approach like he mentioned. >> questions to the prime minister. >> mr. dennis skinner. >> than
so- called fiscal cliff and whether president obama and mitt romney can help reduce the debt. at homeland security today, washington correspondent mickey mcarter talks about the transportation security administration. >> back from summer recess, david cameron answered questions mostly about the british economy from the opposition leaders and members of the house of commons. the prime minister also took questions on his decision to reshuffle his cabinet, specifically in the appointment of...
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president obama has the responsibility to propose a real bipartisan plan to avert the fiscal cliff that can pass both the house and the senate. withdrawing from the recommendations of the simpson- from thewing recommendations of the simpson- bowles commission, the president could propose a plan that would not only avert the so-called fiscal cliff, but also help us avert the fiscal abyss. if president obama were to offer such a plan, republicans would act favorably. going over the cliff is unnecessary. as it has been observed in "the wall street journal," the president is boxing in the republicans. he is offering them a deal they cannot accept. first, the president has repeatedly called for a balanced solution involving both revenue and less spending. what is obvious to the most casual observer is that this plan is not a balanced. the fiscal cliff involves nearly four dollars of anticipated revenue from higher taxes for every dollar of spending cuts, yet the president wants more revenue and fewer spending cuts. if we fell off the cliff, his plan calls for another round of stimulus spendi
president obama has the responsibility to propose a real bipartisan plan to avert the fiscal cliff that can pass both the house and the senate. withdrawing from the recommendations of the simpson- from thewing recommendations of the simpson- bowles commission, the president could propose a plan that would not only avert the so-called fiscal cliff, but also help us avert the fiscal abyss. if president obama were to offer such a plan, republicans would act favorably. going over the cliff is...
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-boehner, the ma gang of six talks, supercommittee and then obama-boehner fiscal cliff talks and not one of them worked and this isn't going to work either. it's like moving the hostages and taking them one by one with this rifle-shot approach and all they have to do is put a clean c.r. on the floor, but they are saying we are going to take some hostages over here and put them in another room so they can talk to them. i said in the rules committee, this is a gimmick wrapped in a con inside a scam and nothing tells me anything different about my friends across the aisle offering gimmick after gimmick. we could open the government and that's easy to do and put americans back to work and that's easy to do. we could keep our country from defaulting on its obligation and this measure will not do one of those things and all the talk about the president, the president said he is willing to negotiate. and i picked on this, you all muster, my friends on the other side muster poll-tested conversation. conversation allows among other things that you have an understanding with people in an infor
-boehner, the ma gang of six talks, supercommittee and then obama-boehner fiscal cliff talks and not one of them worked and this isn't going to work either. it's like moving the hostages and taking them one by one with this rifle-shot approach and all they have to do is put a clean c.r. on the floor, but they are saying we are going to take some hostages over here and put them in another room so they can talk to them. i said in the rules committee, this is a gimmick wrapped in a con inside a...
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>host: >> next, president obama and john boehner talk about the fiscal cliff. after that, the white house press briefing with jay carney. >> president obama says that tuesday's elections show that most americans agree with the deficit reduction plan. the president has invited presidential leaders to discuss the deficit and warned about the potential effects of the fiscal cliff. that is this series of tax increases and budget cuts that take effect in january if congress does not act. the president addressed an audience from the white house east room. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president and the vice president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. everybody, please have a seat. thank you. good afternoon, everybody. now that those of us on the campaign trail have had a chance to get a little sleep, it is time to get back to work, and th
>host: >> next, president obama and john boehner talk about the fiscal cliff. after that, the white house press briefing with jay carney. >> president obama says that tuesday's elections show that most americans agree with the deficit reduction plan. the president has invited presidential leaders to discuss the deficit and warned about the potential effects of the fiscal cliff. that is this series of tax increases and budget cuts that take effect in january if congress does not...
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win on taxes around the fiscal cliff which is another crisis we manufactured for ourselves up here on capitol hill, we're left with the sequester in place, and there's some hard feelings, i think, about what happened on the tax bill. there are ardent conservatives or tea party people around here who see that as a way to lock in budget cuts. and nobody seems to be able to avoid it. and quite frankly, it seems like there's been a recognition that the only way to stop the sequester is to let it happen and let us feel our effects. so what we heard from chairman rogers was a description of the problems, but he's not got the solution or nobody up here does. >> so sequestration happens and then are you saying they go back and they fix it through what mechanism? >> that's unclear. that is unclear. >> i think everybody is hoping -- i think overall, particularly lawmakers like hall rogers, probably hopes that -- this is my takeaway, that once it happens, they can't stop it until march 1. i don't see any way -- i don't think they see any way to do it until then. but he hopes that people will see
win on taxes around the fiscal cliff which is another crisis we manufactured for ourselves up here on capitol hill, we're left with the sequester in place, and there's some hard feelings, i think, about what happened on the tax bill. there are ardent conservatives or tea party people around here who see that as a way to lock in budget cuts. and nobody seems to be able to avoid it. and quite frankly, it seems like there's been a recognition that the only way to stop the sequester is to let it...
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. >> we know that during the obama administration's second term we will see some changes may be of new faces. we know secretary of the treasury tim geithner will probably be leaving the administration sen. maybe by the beginning of next year. what kind of names are being thrown around? >> >> your the one throwing around the names in your articles. guest: jack lew and erskine bowles are generally mentioned. i don't have any inside information on who the president might consider. we will have to wait and see. >> is there one candidate that you would think could take on the job? guest: it is a tough but in for a job but i don't have a statement. guest i want to g your thoughts and a new center, in in the next session, elizabeth warren. >> she developed her washington presence to set up the financial protection bureau. do you have any thoughts have the financial community will try to work with her especially if she gets a seat on the senate banking committee? i traded messages with her a few days ago. guest: has strong views about consumer protection. our members want a safe and orderly an
. >> we know that during the obama administration's second term we will see some changes may be of new faces. we know secretary of the treasury tim geithner will probably be leaving the administration sen. maybe by the beginning of next year. what kind of names are being thrown around? >> >> your the one throwing around the names in your articles. guest: jack lew and erskine bowles are generally mentioned. i don't have any inside information on who the president might...
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at 9:00 eastern, president obama and house spear jaub boehner and spoke about the fiscal cliff today. republicans might be willing to agree to higher tax rates on the wealthy in january. house speaker calling on the obama administration to respond to the republicans' deficit proposal. president obama is at 9:00 eastern followed by speaker boehner. >> this weekend on c-span 3's american history tv, follow harry truman's eldest grandson to japan. >> everybody has their own view what happened and i don't want to argue survival to anyone in japan about the history. we're past that. and my whole purpose for being here is to listen to the living and to do what i can. >> sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> the supreme court will look at what was passed in 2008 by a majority of 6-3 i believe and going to say that is precedent. and indiana had a -- >> they decided on the indiana case. it was constitutional for them to establish i.d. they did not say that all of those states -- >> correct, they talked about indiana. let me finish because you misrepresented what i said. >> no, i didn't.
at 9:00 eastern, president obama and house spear jaub boehner and spoke about the fiscal cliff today. republicans might be willing to agree to higher tax rates on the wealthy in january. house speaker calling on the obama administration to respond to the republicans' deficit proposal. president obama is at 9:00 eastern followed by speaker boehner. >> this weekend on c-span 3's american history tv, follow harry truman's eldest grandson to japan. >> everybody has their own view what...
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if congress works on the so- called fiscal cliff, president obama is meeting with business and labor groups to try for their support of his plan that would require the wealthy to pay more in taxes. the president meets with about a dozen business executives. business groups want an agreement before the end of the year according to this news source. warning that the uncertainty could harm the economic recovery. we will hear from the president later today when he holds a news conference at the white house, live coverage on c-span radio and on c-span 2 at 1:30 p.m. in other news, officials said the united states has reached an agreement with australia to deploy a space radar system and a telescope as part of a closer military ties between the two countries. the system will be used to track space assets and debris will be deployed in western australia by 2014. officials from both countries on a bill the plan and the australian city today as part of the annual security meeting. attended by hillary clinton and leon panetta. they held as as a major leap forward in bilateral cooperation. and
if congress works on the so- called fiscal cliff, president obama is meeting with business and labor groups to try for their support of his plan that would require the wealthy to pay more in taxes. the president meets with about a dozen business executives. business groups want an agreement before the end of the year according to this news source. warning that the uncertainty could harm the economic recovery. we will hear from the president later today when he holds a news conference at the...
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it will look like the fiscal cliff did when obama was president, would be my guess. in that, what can you do? there are two points i would make. the growth rate for the u.s. economy for the next generation, for the next 30 years is going to be 1.3%. that is half of what we grew on average the last 30 years. the cbo is looking at the world in front of us, the budget and tax policy we have on display, and we are going to have half the growth rate. a stagnant society. the reason this site that is labor force for dissipation. he were people are working. there are demographics but fewer people working. this is one of the best things you can do to get people in the labor force. the more people we get working, the faster our economy gross and society benefits. this is one of the most critical tools to address one of the big challenges we have in front of us. i with her this into a bigger debate about digitizing our benefits -- i would throw this into a bigger debate about digitizing a benefits. i don't want to talk too long but what happens is you have these benefits. talki
it will look like the fiscal cliff did when obama was president, would be my guess. in that, what can you do? there are two points i would make. the growth rate for the u.s. economy for the next generation, for the next 30 years is going to be 1.3%. that is half of what we grew on average the last 30 years. the cbo is looking at the world in front of us, the budget and tax policy we have on display, and we are going to have half the growth rate. a stagnant society. the reason this site that is...
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and we're all going over the cliff, whether obama gets his way on this particular issue or not. guest: the main thing there was the 47% comment. most of the 47% still pay payroll taxes because they are employed. they pay state and local taxes, sales taxes. and those that do not, they tend to be older. over the course of their lifetime, they paid a lot of federal taxes. and now because they're retired, their income tends to be for the most part the taxed much less. and the rest of them are people who tend to be very, very low income. we are talking about $20,000, $15,000 per household. in terms of a broader statement that was made about whether you have increase in revenues and that just means they will spend more, you do not actually tend to see that over history. if you look at the 1980's, we have a lot of spending and we had tax revenues that were a lot lower. part of that is because of the reagan tax cuts of the 1980's. if you look at the 1990's, you have a lot of tax revenues that went up and spending went down. in the bush years, you have the reverse. if you look at the las
and we're all going over the cliff, whether obama gets his way on this particular issue or not. guest: the main thing there was the 47% comment. most of the 47% still pay payroll taxes because they are employed. they pay state and local taxes, sales taxes. and those that do not, they tend to be older. over the course of their lifetime, they paid a lot of federal taxes. and now because they're retired, their income tends to be for the most part the taxed much less. and the rest of them are...
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now, president obama on new year's eve, and on congress to avert the so-called fiscal cliff and middle-class tax hikes. [applause] >> happy new year to you. >> hello, everybody. thank you. everybody have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. welcome to the white house. i realize that the last thing you want to hear on new year's eve is another speech from me. but i do need to talk about the progress being made in congress today. for the last few days, leaders of both parties are working toward an agreement that will prevent a middle-class tax hike from hitting 98% of all americans starting tomorrow. preventing that tax hike has been my top priority. the last thing that folks like the folks appear on this stage can afford right now is to pay an extra $2,000 in taxes next year. middle-class families cannot afford it, businesses cannot afford it, our economy cannot afford it. today, it appears an agreement to prevent this new year's tax hike is within sight. but it is not done. there are still issues left to resolve but we are hopeful that congress can get it done. it is not done. part of the reas
now, president obama on new year's eve, and on congress to avert the so-called fiscal cliff and middle-class tax hikes. [applause] >> happy new year to you. >> hello, everybody. thank you. everybody have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. welcome to the white house. i realize that the last thing you want to hear on new year's eve is another speech from me. but i do need to talk about the progress being made in congress today. for the last few days, leaders of both parties are...
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it will look like the fiscal cliff did when obama was president, would be my guess. in that, what can you do? there are two points i would make. the growth rate for the u.s. economy for the next generation, for the next 30 years is going to be 1.3%. that is half of what we grew on average the last 30 years. the cbo is looking at the world in front of us, the budget and tax policy we have on display, and we are going to have half the growth rate. a stagnant society. the reason this site that is labor force for dissipation. he were people are working. there are demographics but fewer people working. this is one of the best things you can do to get people in the labor force. the more people we get working, the faster our economy gross and society benefits. this is one of the most critical tools to address one of the big challenges we have in front of us. i with her this into a bigger debate about digitizing our benefits -- i would throw this into a bigger debate about digitizing a benefits. i don't want to talk too long but what happens is you have these benefits. talki
it will look like the fiscal cliff did when obama was president, would be my guess. in that, what can you do? there are two points i would make. the growth rate for the u.s. economy for the next generation, for the next 30 years is going to be 1.3%. that is half of what we grew on average the last 30 years. the cbo is looking at the world in front of us, the budget and tax policy we have on display, and we are going to have half the growth rate. a stagnant society. the reason this site that is...
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when president obama got in that white house, the country was going off the cliff. if you go back to when president obama and john mccain was going to have a debate one night, president bush called on both of those guys to come to washington because he needed some help to get this country back on track. when president obama left that white house, gas was two dollars a gallon. you don't hear president trump talking about the gas price because it is going up. when president obama left office, unemployment went down to 4.9. president trump says all of fictitious numbers. with trump, it has gone down to 3.9. that is 1%. something in behind and got back on the track. he is enjoying the benefits of it. what has he done for the people he said he is going to be for? when he got the tax break, he went back to america ireland and his rich buddies and said i am going to make you rich. the guys that make the motorcycles, harley davidson, he says he got $16 on his paycheck. i lost my job. the woman in wisconsin that paul ryan was tooting about, she got one dollar and $.50. their
when president obama got in that white house, the country was going off the cliff. if you go back to when president obama and john mccain was going to have a debate one night, president bush called on both of those guys to come to washington because he needed some help to get this country back on track. when president obama left that white house, gas was two dollars a gallon. you don't hear president trump talking about the gas price because it is going up. when president obama left office,...
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president obama will be talking about his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff today when he meets with small business owners today and middle-class families tomorrow. tomorrow, having to a philadelphia suburbs talking about increasing taxes on the wealthy in and extending tax cuts for middle-class families. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span and radio. >> of 16 or 17 basis, we have a military-run schools. the average cost per child per year is $50,000, almost four times what the rest of public education costs. when the vast majority of our bases, we use public schools. we could take the money we're spending today in and pay every public school system $14,000 per child and save billions of dollars per year with the same or better outcome. >> this weekend, you can talk with oklahoma senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, the affordable health care act, in the future of the gop. he has written several books and reports including his latest, "the debt bomb." medical doctor, author, and senator tom coburn live at noon eastern on "booktv" "in depth on c-span 2. cox host: for our
president obama will be talking about his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff today when he meets with small business owners today and middle-class families tomorrow. tomorrow, having to a philadelphia suburbs talking about increasing taxes on the wealthy in and extending tax cuts for middle-class families. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span and radio. >> of 16 or 17 basis, we have a military-run schools. the average cost per child per year is $50,000, almost four times what the...
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the fiscal cliff issue. i want to show you a bit this morning of president obama in an interview with the bloomberg tv on tuesday talking about where he is in the debate. [video clip] >> i did not expect republicans to agree to any plan where they are betting that the entitlement reform will happen. we will have to have specific downpayments now recognizing we will have to continue to work to see if we can come up with better ideas to reduce health- care costs over the long term. that is the framework we are operating on. within that framework, i am happy to be flexible. i recognize i will not get 100%. i will not agree to a plan a in which we have some revenue that is vague and potentially comes out of the pockets of middle- class families in exchange for some very specific entitlement cuts that would affect seniors or other folks who are vulnerable. host: president obama with the bloomberg tv. next up, sarah on the republican line. caller: i think president obama is blackmailing the congress. he thinks sin
the fiscal cliff issue. i want to show you a bit this morning of president obama in an interview with the bloomberg tv on tuesday talking about where he is in the debate. [video clip] >> i did not expect republicans to agree to any plan where they are betting that the entitlement reform will happen. we will have to have specific downpayments now recognizing we will have to continue to work to see if we can come up with better ideas to reduce health- care costs over the long term. that is...
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sadly, just days ago, it appeared president obama and speaker boehner were close to a fiscal cliff compromise. president obama made concessions. some that are -- that our side is not crazy about. the house of the majority started walking away announcing what they will do in a take-it- or-leave-it manner and introduced a political hopes for us today. do not anybody be fooled. the american people know better and see through this. they know a compromise means that we must meet in the middle. the majority continues to think if they pass extreme legislation and then run for the hills, the rest of us will be forced to give in. we have seen similar antics for the majority. holding the credit of this nation for the first time in history hostage and losing our credit rating, to voting 33 times to repeal health care reforms. the majority has continually advanced cynical and partisan agenda at the expense of our nation's welfare. given this, it is no surprise the approval rating for congress is at an all-time low. historians have said it is the least productive congress in our history. in the election j
sadly, just days ago, it appeared president obama and speaker boehner were close to a fiscal cliff compromise. president obama made concessions. some that are -- that our side is not crazy about. the house of the majority started walking away announcing what they will do in a take-it- or-leave-it manner and introduced a political hopes for us today. do not anybody be fooled. the american people know better and see through this. they know a compromise means that we must meet in the middle. the...
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obama should -- they should listen to obama and go ahead and do the fiscal cliff automatic. because if they pass it, everything will be a relief on the $16 trillion and it will be gone. middle class has been paying taxes ever since they started taxes and the higher class they need to have their turn and pay taxes. we need to layoff and do more taxes -- >> sorry to cut you off. we are, of course, earlier, we had the president meeting at the white house. he sent the senators and all the other leaders, the house and senate back to try to work on an agreement. it sounds like the ball is on the court of the senate floor. you can see live here, they are trying to work out some kind of a deal that could go to the house. the president spoke earlier he talked about a up or down vote, pushing an up or down vote in congress if a deal could not be reached in time that could pass at both chambers. back to your phone calls. lynn is on the independent line in rhode island. what do you think about what happened at the white house and what the president had to say? >> i'm very scared. my gra
obama should -- they should listen to obama and go ahead and do the fiscal cliff automatic. because if they pass it, everything will be a relief on the $16 trillion and it will be gone. middle class has been paying taxes ever since they started taxes and the higher class they need to have their turn and pay taxes. we need to layoff and do more taxes -- >> sorry to cut you off. we are, of course, earlier, we had the president meeting at the white house. he sent the senators and all the...
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caller: i wanted to comment on the fiscal cliff. what i have seen is the republican party needs to have a clear distinction for the democratic party. the result of the last election proves one thing that barack obama, by any historical standard on the economy had a terrible record, and he bent on a lot of people that were adopted to government programs. as ronald reagan said in 1975, we need clear and old distinctions. but the democrats be the party of the deficits, the big government. we will either resolve the problems, or repeat the mistakes of countries like japan and greece. we will not be able to protect the american people. host: how would you have voted on the fiscal cliff bill? caller: unfortunately, i would have voted no. we need to make this government accountable. we've done 30 years of spending and we never get any resolution. guest: i will ask you a simple question. you are in a swing state. after last night, d.c. a clear distinction between democrats -- do you see a clear distinction between democrats and republicans?
caller: i wanted to comment on the fiscal cliff. what i have seen is the republican party needs to have a clear distinction for the democratic party. the result of the last election proves one thing that barack obama, by any historical standard on the economy had a terrible record, and he bent on a lot of people that were adopted to government programs. as ronald reagan said in 1975, we need clear and old distinctions. but the democrats be the party of the deficits, the big government. we will...
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president obama has last year's version of the fiscal cliff fresh in his mind bending the concern from the white house about john boehner is whether he can really deliver. now whether he is a decent guy to work with, but whether he wants to do that will his caucus will let him do. democrats have expanded in the senate enough to get senator mitch mcconnell's attention. john boehner -- if he is inclined to negotiate personally on immigration and tax revenue and stuff, he has now some republican voices outside the congress on his side. to the extent that that repositions him, it might help. host: let me go to the senate on negotiations. they have increased their majority, yet there are more moderate democrats coming back. you have an disking, in independent. they have been more moderate and they have disagreed with the democratic leadership and president obama. >> that is right. i think the senate is a place where the election and what voters were trying to say about the tea party and recalcitrants in the congress broadly played out much more. they had candidates who were seen as very con
president obama has last year's version of the fiscal cliff fresh in his mind bending the concern from the white house about john boehner is whether he can really deliver. now whether he is a decent guy to work with, but whether he wants to do that will his caucus will let him do. democrats have expanded in the senate enough to get senator mitch mcconnell's attention. john boehner -- if he is inclined to negotiate personally on immigration and tax revenue and stuff, he has now some republican...
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guest: obama appears to boe pushing us over the fiscal cliff. obamacare is baked into the cake, unless obama wants to reduce taxes. obama promised he would not tax the middle class. obamacare is full of taxes on the middle class. he did not exactly say the truth when he ran for office, when he passed obamacare. we also have tax increases, many of them on middle-class americans in live in the alternative minimum tax lapse. politicians say they're going to raise taxes on the rich, and then they raise taxes on everybody. example is the alternative minimum tax. it h it 155 rich people who invested in municipal-bond. not very smart, but they did. you cannot tax municipal-bond. then that over time crew to where it hits 4 million people. it will hit 30 million families in general. that is how a tax on the rich leads to a tax on 30 million people. obama may imagine there are 30 million billionaires' in the country, but there are not. each of these taxes, when the republicans passed the bush tax cuts, democrats voted against it. now they are lapsing, the
guest: obama appears to boe pushing us over the fiscal cliff. obamacare is baked into the cake, unless obama wants to reduce taxes. obama promised he would not tax the middle class. obamacare is full of taxes on the middle class. he did not exactly say the truth when he ran for office, when he passed obamacare. we also have tax increases, many of them on middle-class americans in live in the alternative minimum tax lapse. politicians say they're going to raise taxes on the rich, and then they...
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that president obama and democrats actually wanted to avoid it. that was the premise that any possible agreement had shown. that was the common goal, or so we thought. over the past couple of weeks it's become increasingly clear to many of us that we were simply wrong about that. incredibly, many top democrats, including the president, seemed perfectly happy -- perfectly happy -- to go off the cliff. that's why the president has been more interested in campaign rallies than actually negotiating a deal. and it explains why the president is now stubbornly insisting on raising tax rates when he himself said just last year that you could raise more revenue from capping deductions and closing loopholes. this isn't about the deficit for them or balance. it's about an ideological campaign that most americans thought would have ended on november 6, and that's also why the president sent secretary geithner up here last week with a proposal so completely ridiculous it wouldn't have passed the house, as i indicated earlier, if nancy pelosi were still speaker
that president obama and democrats actually wanted to avoid it. that was the premise that any possible agreement had shown. that was the common goal, or so we thought. over the past couple of weeks it's become increasingly clear to many of us that we were simply wrong about that. incredibly, many top democrats, including the president, seemed perfectly happy -- perfectly happy -- to go off the cliff. that's why the president has been more interested in campaign rallies than actually negotiating...
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sadly, just days ago, it appeared that president obama and speaker boehner close to the fiscal cliff compromise. president obama had made concessions, some that our side is not that crazy about. in the blink of an eye, the majority decided to walk away and denounced what they are going to do it in a ticket or leave it manner. mr. speaker, don't anyone be fooled. the american people know better. they know that a compromise means that we must meet in the middle. unfortunately, the majority continues to think if they pass extreme legislation and they run for the hills, the rest of us will be forced to give an. we have seen these similar antics throughout the 112 congress. from holding the full faith and credit of this nation for the first time in its history hostage and losing our credit rating. devoting 33 times to repeal health care reform. the majority has continually advanced a cynical and parsonages and at the extent of our welfare. given this, it is a surprise that the approval rating is at an all-time low and historians say that it is the least productive congress in our history.
sadly, just days ago, it appeared that president obama and speaker boehner close to the fiscal cliff compromise. president obama had made concessions, some that our side is not that crazy about. in the blink of an eye, the majority decided to walk away and denounced what they are going to do it in a ticket or leave it manner. mr. speaker, don't anyone be fooled. the american people know better. they know that a compromise means that we must meet in the middle. unfortunately, the majority...
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from obama. 's sides are angling for next year saying what is the best starting point for the conversations we will be having next year. those on both wings will be thinking, the best starting point would be the spending cuts and the tax increases. that also will happen if you are wondering about reducing our deficit next year. host: candace on our line for independents. caller: i am never been able to get through before thank you for taking my call. unfortunately, i have to say that the republican congress is not going to do anything. you have to look that the last 03 years. they have not done a thing. the-you have to look at the last -- you have to look at the last two years. they have not done anything about job ax or the infrastructure build. i read an -- they have not done anything about the jobs act or the infrastructure build. i read an article about $2.60 trillion could be saved without touching safety nets. it is a well-written article. he talks about how eliminating unproductive and unn
from obama. 's sides are angling for next year saying what is the best starting point for the conversations we will be having next year. those on both wings will be thinking, the best starting point would be the spending cuts and the tax increases. that also will happen if you are wondering about reducing our deficit next year. host: candace on our line for independents. caller: i am never been able to get through before thank you for taking my call. unfortunately, i have to say that the...
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mission in syria right now or is it going off a cliff? >> the u.s., the obama administration, probably the most pro-u.n. administration in recent memory, went before congress last week and said the u.n. mission in syria, the peace plan brokered by former secretary kofi annan was failing. richard you go anne has -- gowan said the program is failing. i agree with that assessment, it is failing. the reason is because of an inability by the security council, particularly russia, to apply efficient pressure on that country to force it to change its direction and what it's action and what it's willing to do. as long as the syrian government is willing to go ahead and continue to commit violence and oppress and maintain and hold on to power as long as it can by any means possible, the u.n. mission will not have the circumstances necessary for it to be successful. >> mr. gowan, kofi annan brokered a six-point plan. are any of those plans being met in syria? >> there have been a partial reduction of violence, but the violence seems to be escalatin
mission in syria right now or is it going off a cliff? >> the u.s., the obama administration, probably the most pro-u.n. administration in recent memory, went before congress last week and said the u.n. mission in syria, the peace plan brokered by former secretary kofi annan was failing. richard you go anne has -- gowan said the program is failing. i agree with that assessment, it is failing. the reason is because of an inability by the security council, particularly russia, to apply...
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later, the impacts of the so- called fiscal cliff on tax filings. >> president obama on the school shooting in connecticut. he said the time is not to take meaningful action. he was notified by homeland security advisor john brennan. he ordered flags lowered to half staff. this is about 5 minutes. >> i spoke with governor malloy and fbi director muller. i offered governor malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation and made it clear he will have every resource he needs to investigate this crime, care for theirctimw and families. we have endured too many of these tragedies. each time i learned the news, i react not as a president but as anybody else would, as a parent. that was true today. there is not a parent in america who does not feel the same grief i fail. do. the majority of folks who died today were children between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives head of them, birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. among the fallen were also teachers, who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams. our hearts are broken today. for the
later, the impacts of the so- called fiscal cliff on tax filings. >> president obama on the school shooting in connecticut. he said the time is not to take meaningful action. he was notified by homeland security advisor john brennan. he ordered flags lowered to half staff. this is about 5 minutes. >> i spoke with governor malloy and fbi director muller. i offered governor malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation and made it clear he will have every resource he needs to...
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obama put on the table in cuts in medicare and medicaid and changed cpi. if there is a budget deal, are those things that the president put on the table things the house democrats could get behind? >> we're willing to talk about it. the president has put some proposals on the table. some are not on the table in terms of his budget. raising the age for medicare. i think that is very troublesome. when you look at it, what is going to happen to the people will no longer be covered? half of people retire before 65 today. even more retire before the age of 67. the president has put some ideas and we are unwilling to talk about entitlements. the problems with what republicans are republican, it is kind of the same thing. this cannot happen. the public does not want it. in terms of medicaid, i do not know it is understood how much of medicaid provides long-term care for people. to simply say take all of this money and ship it to the states under cut an important part of the purpose of medicaid. i heard paul ryan said we had to repeal obamacare. that is part of hi
obama put on the table in cuts in medicare and medicaid and changed cpi. if there is a budget deal, are those things that the president put on the table things the house democrats could get behind? >> we're willing to talk about it. the president has put some proposals on the table. some are not on the table in terms of his budget. raising the age for medicare. i think that is very troublesome. when you look at it, what is going to happen to the people will no longer be covered? half of...
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who is to blame if they go over the cliff? somebody going over the clip would be better than the deal they are getting from our obama. there are also some democrats who think it would be good to go over the cliff. both sides are angling over what would be a better starting point for the th conversation next ye. host: back to the phones. sandy, you're on washington journal. caller: hi. i've never been able to get in through before. host: congratulations on your persistence. guest: i have to say that i believe the republican congress is not going to do anything. look at the past two years. they have not done a thing. when they say they are concerned about jobs and spending, they have not done one thing to basically do anything about it. not job acts of infrastructure bill. nothing. i read an article by a man whose name is rex on the market watch a couple of days ago. his commentary is about two point $6 trillion that could be saved without touching savings -- $2.6 trillion dollars that could be saved without touching savings ra.
who is to blame if they go over the cliff? somebody going over the clip would be better than the deal they are getting from our obama. there are also some democrats who think it would be good to go over the cliff. both sides are angling over what would be a better starting point for the th conversation next ye. host: back to the phones. sandy, you're on washington journal. caller: hi. i've never been able to get in through before. host: congratulations on your persistence. guest: i have to say...
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as far as the fiscal cliff, i welcome it because i believe if obama did -- i am not sure i will be voting for him. i am trying to give romney a chance. i believe obama will have a good chance to set the record straight. > host: what do you do? caller: i work and sanitation. host: how is the economy? caller: i really do not see a difference. i am about one hour and a half away from atlanta. host: we appreciate you calling in. mitt romney to outline a new energy agenda. on thursday he will outline a plan that he thinks would achieve energy independence by 2020 by opening new areas of offshore drilling starting in virginia and the carolinas. c-span will carry his new mexico announcement. you can watch that live on c- span.org.n c-spa the front page of the arizona republic this morning. denver, and jerry, republican line. what are your thoughts? caller: thank you for taking my call. i am not sure i can be as eloquent as many of these callers have been. i see it as an opportunity. we probably will have a recession. we will put some bandits on it. that is the way of congress and the way of gove
as far as the fiscal cliff, i welcome it because i believe if obama did -- i am not sure i will be voting for him. i am trying to give romney a chance. i believe obama will have a good chance to set the record straight. > host: what do you do? caller: i work and sanitation. host: how is the economy? caller: i really do not see a difference. i am about one hour and a half away from atlanta. host: we appreciate you calling in. mitt romney to outline a new energy agenda. on thursday he will...
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>> i don't think we're going to go over the cliff. if the republicans do what they should do and can do, they will be in a much stronger position than obama. obama has no spending efforts and his tax increases hit many more people. we are going to start talking about the five taxes that obamacare hits, which includes kids with special needs, guys with flexible spending accounts, massive tax increase on them and the tax on medical devices. reduce the cost of health care by reducing the cost of medical devices by $20 billion. that reduces it, really? >> if the bush tax cuts expire and tax cuts go up, would you demand that there would be dollar-for-dollar spending cuts? >> the greater good test is how do you move the country to reduce spending over time and giving the government more money like giving someone who has a drinking problem a bottle of scotch doesn't help their program. in 1982, they gave the government more money and promise todd save $3. they cheated reagan. i don't think any of us think we are tougher or more determined. a
>> i don't think we're going to go over the cliff. if the republicans do what they should do and can do, they will be in a much stronger position than obama. obama has no spending efforts and his tax increases hit many more people. we are going to start talking about the five taxes that obamacare hits, which includes kids with special needs, guys with flexible spending accounts, massive tax increase on them and the tax on medical devices. reduce the cost of health care by reducing the...
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issued a statement on the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations. he called a meeting good and constructive and said that harry reid and mitch mcconnell will try to work out a bipartisan bill this weekend. if no agreement can be reached, like harryt obama would reid to present a bill. the president spoke from the white house briefing room. >> good afternoon, everybody. for the past couple of months, i have been working with leaders of both parties to try to forge an agreement that would grow our economy and shrink the deficit, a balanced plan that would cut spending in a responsible way but also ask wealthy americans to pay more and protect our middle-class and everyone striving to get into the middle class. i want to get this done. it is the right thing to do for our families, businesses, and our economy, but the hour for immediate action is here. it is now. we are at the point where in four days every american's tax rates are scheduled to go up by law. every americans' paychecks will get considerably smaller. that would be the wrong thing to do fo
issued a statement on the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations. he called a meeting good and constructive and said that harry reid and mitch mcconnell will try to work out a bipartisan bill this weekend. if no agreement can be reached, like harryt obama would reid to present a bill. the president spoke from the white house briefing room. >> good afternoon, everybody. for the past couple of months, i have been working with leaders of both parties to try to forge an agreement that would...
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we are waiting for president obama. he is going to be making a statement on the fiscal cliff. which are live. as soon as he appears, live coverage on c-span. earlier today, senator harry reid met with the president about the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> the president will be out here in a matter of moments. harry reid of nevada, we have also learned a [indiscernible] john boehner was unable to get his own plan to the floor of the house. >> good afternoon, everybody. for the last few weeks, i have been working with the leaders of both parties on a proposal to get our deficit under control, to avoid tax cuts -- to avoid tax hikes on the middle-class. and to make sure we can spur jobs and economic growth. a balanced proposal that cuts spending, but also ask the wealthiest americans to pay more, a proposal that will strengthen the middle class over the long haul, and our economy over the long haul. in the course of these negotiations, i offered to compromise with republicans in congress. a myth and halfway on taxes and more than half way hamas -- i met them halfway on taxes and m
we are waiting for president obama. he is going to be making a statement on the fiscal cliff. which are live. as soon as he appears, live coverage on c-span. earlier today, senator harry reid met with the president about the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> the president will be out here in a matter of moments. harry reid of nevada, we have also learned a [indiscernible] john boehner was unable to get his own plan to the floor of the house. >> good afternoon, everybody. for the last...
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. >> the "new york times" had an article calling obama's other fiscal cliff foreign policy. one of the biggest shakeups is on the three of the chair and ranking members being gone. if senator kerry moved positions that would be a clean slate. i am wondering how you think that might affect the president's ability to deal with the top issues, including syria and iran and maybe some of the others that has a nice rubber ducky on your catalog that you are looking at today. >> we appreciate that. it helps to pay our salary. i think bob corker will be interesting as the ranking member on foreign relations. hehe skipped the republican convention this summer to go to the middle east. and he has been doing a lot of traveling. he is super smart about these kinds of things. i think he will try to mold himself a little bit -- not completely, like dick lugar, honestly. he will be against the hawks i think on a number of occasions. we did a story recently about him and we had john mccain talk about how much -- how much he respected and although they did not always see eye to eye. but i thi
. >> the "new york times" had an article calling obama's other fiscal cliff foreign policy. one of the biggest shakeups is on the three of the chair and ranking members being gone. if senator kerry moved positions that would be a clean slate. i am wondering how you think that might affect the president's ability to deal with the top issues, including syria and iran and maybe some of the others that has a nice rubber ducky on your catalog that you are looking at today. >>...